We may be in the middle of summer, but now is the time to get your kids their back-to-school vaccines.
The Cook County Health Department reports there are five confirmed cases at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, four confirmed cases at Prospect High in Mount Prospect and three cases at Highcrest Middle School in Wilmette.
Lake County health officials said a case of whooping cough has been confirmed at Warren Township High School in Gurnee.
Two cases of whooping cough have parents at a suburban school concerned.